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Electra Partners acquires UBM plc’s Data Services businesses

09 April 2013

Electra Partners is pleased to announce that, following successful regulatory approval, it has acquired the majority of UBM plc's Data Services businesses.

To date, Electra Private Equity PLC and the Electra Partners Club 2007 have invested £91.5 million and £11.8 million respectively. Electra Private Equity PLC and the Electra Partners Club 2007 have agreed to invest up to a further £7.5 million and £1.2 million respectively to acquire further Data Services businesses from UBM - should this take place Electra Private Equity PLC's investment would total £99 million. This is lower than the £114 million offer announced in February 2013 as it reflects a £15 million investment by a third party co-investor.

The Data Services businesses provide data and information products which professionals use to support their decision-making and day-to-day business activities. Operating in 28 countries worldwide, the businesses serve a wide range of sectors including healthcare, technology & IP, global trade, aviation and forest products.

The Electra Partners deal team for this transaction included Alex Fortescue, Alex Cooper-Evans, Sarah Williams and Tom Stenhouse.

This investment follows a busy start to 2013 for Electra Partners in which it announced a £56 million investment in a portfolio of five secondary private equity funds in February, and the realisation of its investment in esure, which generated a 3x return, in March.

About Electra Partners LLPElectra Partners is an independent private equity fund manager with more than 30 years' experience in the mid-market. As at 30 September 2012, the firm had funds under management of over £1.3 billion. The firm's flexible investment approach allows it to invest across a broad range of sectors and financial instruments including equity, senior equity, convertibles and mezzanine debt. Concentrating principally on Western Europe, and with the majority of investments expected to be made in the United Kingdom, Electra Partners typically seeks to invest in the region of £40 million to £100 million of equity, in deals of up to £300 million enterprise value.

The firm's major client is Electra Private Equity PLC, a private equity investment trust which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1976. The firm also manages the Electra Partners Club 2007 LP, a fund raised in 2008 for the sole purpose of investing alongside Electra in controlled investment situations.

For further information please visit www.electrapartners.com.

Electra Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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